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Today in American Military History -- 1971
Samuel Lee Gravely, Jr., is promoted to rear admiral. Samuel Lee Gravely Jr. (June 4, 1922 – October 22, 2004) was a United States Navy officer. He was the first African American in the U.S. Navy to serve aboard a fighting ship as an officer, the first to command a Navy ship, the first fleet commander, and the first to become a flag officer, retiring as a vice admiral.
Samuel Lee Gravely, Jr., is promoted to rear admiral. Samuel Lee Gravely Jr. (June 4, 1922 – October 22, 2004) was a United States Navy officer. He was the first African American in the U.S. Navy to serve aboard a fighting ship as an officer, the first to command a Navy ship, the first fleet commander, and the first to become a flag officer, retiring as a vice admiral.
Vice Admiral Samuel Gravely
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COL John McClellan I Remember RADM Gravely from when He was 3rd Flt on Ford Island and I was attached to CINCPACFLT Staff, Tough Bugger.
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